# Physiognomonica (epitome Matritensis) 2.19

Adamantius Judaeus, Physiognomonica (epitome Matritensis), Book 2. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/adamantius-judaeus/physiognomonica-epitome-matritensis/2.19

Κνῆνμαι εὐμεγέθεις διηρθρωμέναι στερεαὶ [καὶ] γενναίους ἄνδρας καὶ εὐφυεῖς σημαίνουσιν· ἁπαλαὶ μέν, ἄν- αρθροι δὲ δειλότερον καὶ ἀνανδρότερον εἶναι τὸν ἄνδρα δηλοῦσιν· αἱ λεπταὶ πάνυ 〈 δειλὸν καὶ〉 κακοήθη ἄνδρα δη- λοῦσιν· αἱ δὲ πρὸς τοῦτο νευρώδεις ἀκολασίας πολλῆς μέτοχον δηλοῦσιν. ὅσαι δὲ τῶν κνημῶν πλήρεις εἰσὶν εἰς τὸ μέσον παχεῖς οὖσαι, βδελυροὺς καὶ ἀσώτους καὶ ἀναιδεῖς σημαί- Matr. νουσιν· ὡς τὸ πολὺ δὲ κνημῶν καὶ πτερνῶν παχύτης δουλοπρεπῆ ἄνδρα καὶ ἀμαθῆ δηλοῖ. ὁμοίως ταῖς κνήμαις καὶ τοῖς μηροῖς λέγε.

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Adamantius, Physiognomonica (epitome Matritensis), ed. Richard Foerster. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg0731.tlg003.local001/.